Rooster or Hen?

[wishing4wings]

 

[Sassysarah123]

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Is that your buff orpington?

 

[Sassysarah123]

It's a pullet right?

 

[wishing4wings]

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I am still torn. Tried to find a pic of my pullet at a similar age. This is the best one I have, but you can see how smooth her feathers are. The legs on your bird are big and long.
Is yours a hatchery bird or a from breeder stock? I raised 2 Orps from a breeder that both ended up being male, and they took forever to mature. Had the same gangly look as yours.

 

[wishing4wings]

Is that your buff orpington?

Yes, hatchery stock pullet. She is 5 yrs now and still laying. Sweetest chicken on the place.

 

[Sassysarah123]

Sweet!

 

[Charles Dunn]

Did you raise it as a chick?

Yes

 

[BYCDebiD]

I can't tell if it's wet feathers or saddles emerging. I just grab the ones that I'm concerned about and look at the saddle area feathers. It's a lot easier to see the shape that way. But, I'm leaning female by the consistent color on the wing, body shape, and age.

 

[Sassysarah123]

I'm still going with cockeral

 

[chicken4prez]

I am still torn. Tried to find a pic of my pullet at a similar age. This is the best one I have, but you can see how smooth her feathers are. The legs on your bird are big and long.
Is yours a hatchery bird or a from breeder stock? I raised 2 Orps from a breeder that both ended up being male, and they took forever to mature. Had the same gangly look as yours.

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